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All IPCC definitions taken from Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Annex I, Glossary, pp. 941-954. Cambridge University Press.

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Slow carbon cycle

Also: long-term carbon-cycle

The slow carbon cycle

The article Understanding the long-term carbon-cycle: weathering of rocks - a vitally important carbon-sink delves into the long-term carbon cycle that involves the interactions of the atmosphere with rocks and oceans over many millions of years.

rock weathering

Article written by John Mason in 2013.

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All IPCC definitions taken from Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Working Group I Contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Annex I, Glossary, pp. 941-954. Cambridge University Press.



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